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Your Friday t(w)o do list:
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Expanding our Vision on Biking to Work
California got a jump on the rest of the nation yesterday, celebrating Bike to Work Day with massive turnouts, including bicyclists commanding 76% of traffic on San Francisco's Market Street and more than 17,000 participating in the East Bay. At the same time folks were pedaling on the West Coast, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined a National Call on Transportation Equity hosted by PolicyLink and emphasized the critical link between job opportunity and affordable, accessible and equitable transportation options.
We know from Census data that families earning less than $25,000 per year are the most likely to bike (or walk) to work, but many in that demographic aren't riding the routes served by Energizer Stations during typical BTWD hours. So, as we celebrate the thousands of riders who will take to the streets in hundreds of cities today and make visible the momentum for bicycling in communities nationwide, we also applaud the evolution of bike advocacy to see and engage those who labor on two wheels or bike to a midnight shift.
A day in the life of an NYC bike delivery guy, from the Huffington Post
(hat tip to Do Lee of the Biking Public Project)
Infrastructure Inlet
BIke Utah celebrated the news that the first protected intersection in the United States will be installed in Salt Lake City.
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia shared its analysis of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's first ever Cycle-Transit plan.
The Green Mobility Network in Miami is helping to push a petition for protected bikes lanes in Coconut Grove.
The Boston Cyclists Union revealed that "the new plan for a cycletrack on Route 9 looks a lot like the one our volunteers drew up for the street many months ago!"
The green lane on Market Street was packed for Bike to Work Day, with 76% of the street's morning traffic coming from bicyclists.
Advocacy Avenue
The City of San Jose committed to Vision Zero and invited California Walks and the Silicon Valley BIcycle Coalition to co-chair a new Task Force, led by Vice Mayor Rose Herrera, to help lead on community outreach and implementation.
The Bike Fed of Wisconsin used their state's drop in the League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly State Ranking to prod policymakers to prioritize bike/ped funding...
... and the League of Illinois Bicyclists used their slip in the ranking to urge their state DOT to move from planning to implementation and hire dedicated staff.
Cycle Toronto encouraged residents to get engaged and provide feedback as the city embarks on a 10-year bike plan.
Los Angeles Walks is mobilizing to Save Our Sidewalks on both sides of a precedent-setting bridge design.
Folks from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Ovarian Psycos, and Multicultural Communities for Mobility marked Bike to Work Week with a social justice panel at Cal Poly Pomona (below).
Legislation Lane
After working to get bicyclists included in the law, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance celebrated the passage of a dead red bill in Oregon.
Georgia Bikes was disappointed by the Governor's veto of a state Dead Red Law.
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland applauded a proposal from Mayor Libby Schaaf to create a "new Department of Transportation."
Investing in Place shared the news of a broad coalition uniting around funding for active transportation in a potential 2016 ballot measure in Los Angeles.
The Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage are petitioning for fair sentencing in the case of a drunk driver killing a local bicyclist, Jeff Dusenburry (below).
Programming Promenade
The end of Bike Month will bring WalkLAvia to Pasadena, courtesy of Los Angeles Walks and partners.
GObike Buffalo celebrated the launch of Slow Roll Buffalo, modeled on the community-based, all-abilities ride first conceived in Detroit.
The Minneapolis BIcycle Coalition got Mayor Betsy Hodges in the saddle for a Women/Trans/Femme ride.
Bike East Bay applauded the more than 17,000 riders who participated in Bike to Work Day in the East Bay.
Bike Denver launched a new Business Cycles program.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition crowned Rheema Calloway it's Bike Commuter of the Year "because in the span of just two years, she went from not owning a bike to bicycling to work every day, speaking out for access to bikes for low-income youth, and becoming an active member of a collective of women of color who ride together and promote biking."
Comings and Goings
Georgia Bikes and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition spread the "HUGE news" that Atlanta is officially seeking a Chief Bicycle Officer.
BikeWalkKC announced the hiring of Kristen Jeffers, as its new Communications and Membership Manager — stay tuned for an Alliance interview with her next week.
Big Picture Boulevard
With a little help from a US PIRG report, Active Transportation Alliance board member, Randy Neufeld, assured his fellow Chicagoans: "Don't believe what you hear: people biking, walking and riding transit pay fair share."
Get a Job
The Alliance is seeking an Executive Director; please share with your networks!
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), the DC region’s bicycling advocacy organization, is seeking a part-time Women & Bicycles Program Coordinator.
Cascade Bicycle Club is seeking a Communications and Marketing Director.
The state and local biking and walking advocacy movement is growing. Check out the Alliance for Biking & Walking job board for listings all over North America.
Trailer
Seven mayors share how "Great Biking Means Great Cities"
